Success model of project management information system in construction

a r t i c l e i n f o Among various IT solutions, the internet-based (or web-based) PMIS has been highlighted because of its strong advantages. While not sufficient to insure project success, using PMIS to manage projects has thus become a necessity. Establishing a success model of a specific information system is critical to understand the mechanism of IS success, the various dimensions of IS performance, and the factors and their causal relations in IS success. As one of the key IT applications, the project management information system (PMIS) has played a significant role in construction management processes. While not sufficient to insure project success , using PMIS to manage projects has thus become a necessity. However, research that attempts to establish or apply an IS success model have relatively recently begun to emerge and not many have been carried out as yet. Therefore, the main propose of this study is to develop and validate the ASP-PMIS success model based on the DeLone and McLean (2003) IS success model. A questionnaire instrument was remitted to experienced users (CMs and constructors), and 253 completed questionnaires were retrieved. Using AMOS 18.0, we used Structural Equation Modeling for hypothesis testing. The validated ASP-based PMIS success model can serve as a foundation for positioning and comparing PMIS success research, and can provide users with a useful framework for evaluating PMIS success. The architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is characterized by fragmentation which exists both within individual phases as well as across project phases [1]. Because of this fragmentation , participants from various organizations who are involved in a project phase or in different project phases are facing ineffectiveness and inefficiency in their coordination, collaboration and communication processes. As a tool to reduce the problems generated by this fragmentation, Information Technology (IT) is routinely and extensively used in the construction industry [2]. Powerful project management software has become a prerequisite to manage the projects more efficiently and effectively, and aid the project managers in their decision-making [3]. The advantage of an information system is that it helps to promote productivity by effectively processing and providing necessary information to an organization and supporting their efficient work performance. The importance of information has been emphasized for enhancing communication, and the efficient management of construction information has been emerging as an element that determines the success of a project that involves many stakeholders [4]. …